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Old 05-04-2016, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by xkeowner View Post
Most restaurants assign servers several tables in an area then spread customers among those areas as evenly as possible. The hostesses at Mallory are experienced and do a pretty good job of doing this. A party of eleven would require at least two large tables and more likely 3-4 tables adjacent. It is probable that even though there were many empty tables, the hostess knew from seating times that it could be an hour before they would have empty tables adjacent to one another to seat a group of eleven.
I think you nailed it.



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Originally Posted by xkeowner View Post
It is also interesting the OP arrived at Mallory at 7ish and was so enthralled by the company they demanded to be seated with that they traveled back to Gator's, were seated and were making the original post by 7:30ish.
Good catch.